Encephalartos spp

Country
Costa Rica (CR)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
State Phytosanitary Service (SFE), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.sfe.go.cr/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Consignments are to be treated with an appropriate residual insecticide at recommended manufacturers’ requirements.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 1254)
1) Pink hibiscus mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus) and Melon thrip (Thrips palmi) are known not to occur in the area of production,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Apple blossom thrip (Thrips flavus).
Import permiit dated 19 July 2012
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